Rodgers will know Friday or Saturday if he can play

The Packers quarterback, who has yet to be medically cleared or officially ruled out of Sunday’s game against the Falcons, said Wednesday that there would be a call on his status before Sunday.

“It wouldn’t be fair to Matt Flynn to make a decision on his status on the day of the game,” Rodgers said. “I don’t think that’s fair to Matt if we do that. I think by Friday or Saturday at the latest there will be a decision.”

Rodgers said that there were three tests he needed to pass to get cleared — strength, range of motion and the scan of the bone — and that he’s only passed two of them at the moment. The scan of the collarbone was taken on Tuesday and Rodgers said the results weren’t “the greatest news,” but declined to discuss specifics about the results or his expectations.

“I don’t think that’s appropriate,” Rodgers said. “There’s enough people who are supposedly getting leaks from this organization that can make their own assumptions.”

The assumption that matters the most for the Packers right now is the negative one most people are probably making about Rodgers’ chances of playing in Week 14.

I thought my fantasy season was over when Rodgers went down. Russell Wilson has filled in just fine. So I’m in no hurry. Rodgers is a great QB that is exciting to watch, so the sooner he gets back to form, the better.

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well, that’s some real sportsmanship! so, should the redskins sit rg3, or better yet, forfeit the rest of their games because they’re eliminated from playoff contention? if every team did that, they’d all be losers. you sir, are not alone, but i definitely wish you were. rodgers gets payed handsomely to play. not to watch. people don’t ignore the games when the packers are out of the playoffs, so why should the team?

It doesn’t really matter at this point. If the reason Rodgers needs to be back is for the Packers to make the playoffs, it is a moot point. The odds that GB wins 4 games against some decent teams and the lions manage to go .500 for the rest of the season are about as good as Rodgers actually playing on Sunday.

The NFC North Champion will be irrelavent in the post season anyway. There will be better teams from other divisions that don’t make the playoffs. First round exit for the NFC North Champion. Book it.

With Rodgers, the Pack finishes 4-0. The Lions will collapse, since they’re the Lions. Then it’s on to the playoffs, where regular season records mean nothing. Whoever gets hot at the right time will take the coveted Lombardi Trophy.